PITTSBURGH ? The Steelers signed wide receiver Lee Mays to a one-year contract. Financial terms of the deal were not released.

Mays was signed after wide receiver/kick returner Quincy Morgan was placed on the Reserved/Injured List following a broken leg that he suffered during the AFC Wild Card Game at Cincinnati.

Mays, who was originally selected by the Steelers in the sixth round (202nd overall) of the 2002 NFL Draft, had caught 11 passes for 154 yards (14.0 avg.) and returned 36 kickoffs for 750 yards (20.8 avg.) in his three seasons with the team. Mays was with the Steelers during the 2005 preseason, but missed a part of training camp with an injured hamstring.

I was a bit surprised as well, but I guess they wanted to bring in a guy who knows the playbook and has playoff experience. That's the only reason I can see, but this guy hasn't played in a while. So, I dunno.

Morgan is having surgery on his broken leg, and he and ARE are free agents after this year. But I think that you have to sign them for a year contract minimum in instances like this.

We gotta get both ARE and Quincy Back.

I'd really like to see Quincy have a bigger role in the offence next year, maybe become the third reciever. He's too talented to be a #4 guy.

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this is the first thing i thought, but then i thought to myself 'the experience.' nate hasnt played in a regular season game, let alone a playoff game. lee mays is better prepared for this type of situation....i hope we see more of nate next year